American Girl to open first Michigan shop in Twelve Oaks Mall

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American Girl will open a temporary boutique in Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi next month. It will be the doll maker and retailer's first location in Michigan.

The mall posted part-time sales positions on its website on Thursday. The store will open near Nordstrom on the mall's upper level. According to the Detroit Free Press, it will open Aug. 6.

American Girl is a subsidiary of El Segundo, Calif.-basedMattel. Its 18-inch dolls are based on historical fictional characters — including Melody Ellison, a 9-year-old living in Detroit in the 1960s — as well as "Girl of the Year" characters based on popular current trends.

Girls can also have dolls custom-made to look like them. Stores feature doll and girl apparel; some stores feature cafes and doll hair salons.

Twelve Oaks, a 550,000-square-foot property owned and managed by Taubman Centers Inc., features nearly 200 stores and is anchored by Nordstrom, Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, JCPenney and Sears. Recent new stores at the mall have included teen clothing retailer Garage and women's fitness apparel brand Athleta.